Database Administrator

Cognizant; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Database Administrator for permanent employment in Finland. The role focuses on managing SQL Server and other enterprise databases with emphasis on performance, security, and high availability.

You will work within the Infrastructure and Digital Workplace Services team to keep the client's database estate resilient, secure, and scalable in a Finnish context.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of hands-on Database Administrator experience in enterprise infra environments.
• Strong SQL Server administration knowledge with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB as applicable.
• Experience in HA/DR, clustering, replication, backup and recovery.
• Familiarity with enterprise ITSM controls (change, incident, problem, security, audit).
• Proven ownership, analytical troubleshooting, and solid documentation.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, migrate, clone, and decommission database platforms.
• Operate SQL Server and other environments (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB).
• Monitor health, availability, performance, capacity, jobs, storage, and replication.
• Manage backup/recovery, clustering, DR tests, and restore validation.
• Tune SQL, indexes, queries, memory, I/O, and configuration with diagnostics.
• Administer security, service accounts, users, roles, encryption, auditing, and compliance.
• Resolve incidents, support restoration, produce RCA, and execute ITSM changes.
• Automate routine administration via PowerShell, T-SQL, PL/SQL, Python, or tooling.

Skills

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL/MariaDB

HA/DR

Performance tuning

ITSM controls

Scripting/automation

Monitoring

Security/Auditing

Documentation

Tools

PowerShell

T-SQL

PL/SQL

Python

Job description

Database Administrator (d/f/m)

Permanent Employment – Finland

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100:CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 194 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.

About the Team / Business Unit

This role sits within our client's Infrastructure and Digital Workplace Services organization, delivered by Cognizant as part of an updated enterprise support model. The team is responsible for the Database & Data Platform tower, working closely with security, service management, and business stakeholders to keep the client's technology estate resilient, secure, and future-ready across Finland.

About You

You bring hands-on expertise across Microsoft SQL Server and other enterprise database platforms, with a strong track record in performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and database security. You are comfortable working within ITSM-driven change, incident, and problem management processes, and enjoy solving complex, production-critical database issues.

Your Key Result Areas:

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, migrate, clone, and decommission supported database platforms.
• Operate Microsoft SQL Server and, where in scope, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB environments.
• Monitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, jobs, storage, and replication.
• Manage backup and recovery, restore validation, high availability, clustering, replication, and DR tests.
• Tune SQL, indexes, queries, memory, I/O, and database configuration using approved diagnostic evidence.
• Administer database security, service accounts, users, roles, privileges, encryption, auditing, and compliance controls.
• Resolve incidents and problems, support P1/P2 restoration, produce RCA, and execute controlled changes through ITSM.
• Automate routine administration through PowerShell, T-SQL, PL/SQL, shell, Python, or approved tooling.
• Maintain CMDB records, SOPs, build standards, support documentation, and operational runbooks.

Required & nice to have Skills:

Must Haves:

• 1.) 7-10+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator (or equivalent Senior Administrator role) within enterprise infrastructure environments.
• 2.) Strong working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server administration and Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL / MariaDB as applicable.
• 3.) Demonstrated experience in HA/DR, clustering, replication, backup and recovery.
• 4.) Working knowledge of Performance tuning and capacity management.
• 5.) Ability to work within enterprise change, incident, problem, security, audit, and service management (ITSM) controls.
• 6.) Strong ownership, analytical troubleshooting, stakeholder communication, and documentation discipline.

Nice to Have/ Your chance to grow

• 1.) Microsoft Azure Database Administrator or SQL certification
• 2.) Relevant Oracle or PostgreSQL certification
• 3.) ITIL Foundation
• 4.) Opportunity to broaden exposure across Scripting, automation, monitoring and ITSM and continuous improvement initiatives within the account.